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Auburn-Folsom South Unit Special Report Released

Media Contact: Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, 01/30/2007 16:35

For Release: January 30, 2007

The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the Auburn-Folsom South Unit Special Report - Benefits and Cost Update.  Through the Energy and Water Appropriations Act FY 2006, Congress directed Reclamation to prepare this report based on the 1978 design for a multi-purpose Auburn Dam.  The report updates benefit values to current levels, identifies changes in design standards from 1978, assesses risks and uncertainties associated with the 1978 design, and recalculates the cost of the 1978 design to current dollars.  The report does not reformulate any of the features of the Auburn-Folsom South Unit, nor does it reassess the water demands for the associated service areas.

Statutory requirements, project operations, demographics, and science have all changed significantly since the original formulation.  The 1978 design was adapted to meet current conditions which, along with the projected future conditions, are different than what was known or projected previously.  The analysis was based on various assumptions selected from a broad set of possibilities; therefore, the report presents a range of outcomes, particularly cost and benefit values.  The report does not include a benefit-cost (b-c) analysis, nor does it calculate a revised b-c ratio.  In addition, the analysis revealed several general conclusions that could be addressed if any future study on the Auburn-Folsom South Unit is undertaken.

The report is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/docs/auburn_rpt/index.html. For additional information, please contact Mr. Mike Finnegan, Area Manager, Central California Area Office, at 916-989-7200, TDD 916-989-7285.  To request a paper copy or compact disk of the report, please contact Ms. Sammie Cervantes at 916-978-5189, TDD 916-978-5608, or via e-mail at scervantes@mp.usbr.gov.  If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or e-mail lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.

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Auburn-Folsom South Unit Special Report